Madam Busisiwe Modisakeng Telephone 016 450 3091 Cellphone 083 629 3693 Fax 016 422 2456 Email busisiwem@sedibeng.gov.za

• Strengthening community  participation in Sedibeng District Municipality
• Increase the effectiveness of ward committees: Ward Committee Support with Resources
• Provide Council Support
• Training and Capacity Building
• Duty to respect and serve the people
• Deepening Democracy and Good Goevenance (Counci Committees)
• Focusing on vulnerable groups

The above functions are carried out by five distinct and interrelated Functional Units in the Office of the Speaker

• Council Sitting
• Council Committee Sitting
• Multi-Party Women Caucus
• Speaker’s Forum
• Knowledge Exchange Session
• Women’s Month Celebrations

• The Speaker is the chairperson of the council
• The Speaker is the highest officer who promotes and protects democracy through facilitation of robust debates and arrival at sufficient consensus
• It is the Speaker`s role to ensure effective functioning of the council
• Supervise council proceedings
• Must ensure compliance in the council and committees with the code of conduct
• Must ensurethat the council meetings are conducted in accordance with the rules and orders of the council
• Determine the date, time and venue of ordinary and special meetings